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Unwelcome neighbors? Data centers concerns grow over energy use, utility costs

by Kimberley Heatherington

They’re the new neighbor a growing number of communities across America don’t seem to want — data centers. But what are they, and why are some people opposed …

Bishop Bambera, Catholic Biblical Association endorse scholar’s appointment amid antisemitic backlash
Newly opened St. John Paul II retreat house in DC called ‘an oasis of sacred wilderness’
A long-awaited reckoning: A timeline of the Father Marko Rupnik case
Nunciature: No papal event for Paris Rupnik chapel; bishop confirms pope ordered Vatican News Rupnik ban
Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given Aug. 30, 2026

U.S. Church

AI in the Catholic classroom: As a new school year starts, what role does it play?

by Kimberley Heatherington

As the new school year begins, OSV News spoke with educators and thought leaders wrestling with the question of AI in the Catholic classroom.

AI in the Catholic classroom: As a new school year starts, what role does it play?

Meta $18 billion settlement over child safety raises questions about its real impact

‘We are stronger when we do this work together,’ says biblical scholar facing antisemitic backlash

Prayers for migrants, immigrants, refugees echo through Missouri Capitol’s rotunda

Pilgrims turn to ‘red dirt Catholic’ martyr as Blessed Stanley Rother story gets wide release

World

Never let injustice, evil in the world corrupt your heart, pope tells faithful

by Catholic News Service

Whatever the injustice or injury, do not revert to hatred or violence, Pope Leo XIV told the faithful, because only love, hope, forgiveness and respect will protect and …

Catholic agencies respond to Nepal floods, as U.S. bishop calls for greater international aid
A name on the wall, a gift to a child: Polish Americans invited to turn memory into mercy
Pope Leo meets Europe’s richest man, who donated millions to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
Pope prays for dead, missing following catastrophic mudslides, floods in Nepal
Court acquits man who assaulted French nun in Jerusalem

Kraków Archdiocese to review past, current cases of possible abuse of vulnerable adults

‘Let us be clear: this war must end,’ Archbishop Gallagher tells Russian authorities in Moscow

Spanish Church seeks new directions from a 16th-century mystic

Vatican

Prayer, social justice are inseparable, pope tells the Society of St. Vincent de Paul

by Junno Arocho Esteves

Opinion

Dolly Parton’s life of faith

by Kurt Jensen

Memento mori

by Greg Erlandson

Look to the teenagers

by Laura Kelly Fanucci

Reviews

The End of Oak Street

by John Mulderig
‘Strange Land’: The Hillbilly Thomists drop new album while on tour
Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
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